Dear Comrades,
India Post poised for more web-driven services
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January 2 2012: IndiaPost, the world’s largest postal networks is
slated to e-nable many of its operations and launch more web based services in
the new year. The Department has undertaken a project to set up
Automated Mail Processing Centres (AMPCs) in six major cities
with a view to automate mail sorting. The letter sorting machines would be able
to sort approximately 35000 articles per hour whereas the Mixed Mail Sorter
would sort approximately 16000 articles per hour. The Mixed Mail sorting
machines would help in faster processing of large size letters flats and
packets/ parcels through the use of Optical Character
Recognition (OCR) technology. Automation in mail processing would also
help the department in modernization of mail network, consolidation of sorting
activities and expedite mail sorting and delivery in these cities.
The
Department has undertaken and initiative to put in place a national
address database management system with an objective to effectively
manage the address database of public/ customers, update the addresses online,
and help the customers in locating correct addresses and PIN codes. The project
has been completed in two metro cities where address data up to street level has
been collected and street directory prepared.
An e--Post
office Portal was also commissioned during the current year for
e-Commerce activity of the Department of Posts which provides for ‘on time sale
of philatelic material.’ The portal will enable the customers to transact postal
business any time and from anywhere using either debit card or credit card
through the internet.
ePost, a hybrid mail service is
presently available in 3998 Post offices. During the year 2011 (upto Nov, 2011),
nearly 1 million of messages have been sent and Rs.8.1 million earned as e-post
charges.
The Indian Department of Posts has the largest postal
network in the world. It provides postal facilities within reach of every
citizen in the country through its vast network at affordable prices. During the
long journey from 1857 onward, India Post network has expanded from 23,344 post
offices to 1,55,035 post offices as on 31.3.2008. Of these 1,39,173 Post Offices
are in rural areas and 15,862 Post Offices in urban areas with an average post
office serving 7,174 people and covering an area of approximately 21.2 sq.
kms. www.indiapost.gov.in
http://www.indiatechonline.com
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